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This Week In InformationWeek Online: September 20, 1999

TOP STORIES:
COVER STORY: Push For Performance Vendors are rushing to fill the need for tools that let businesses assess Web-site performance and understand the behavior of their online customers Data Quality Moves To The Forefront E-commerce and customer-relationship management have given a new urgency to compiling clean, consolidated customer information
Transition To The Web Data Mining For The Masses Logistics Building Blocks Enhancements For Unix	Wells Fargo Turns To Web Hosting Food-Buying Data Service Cisco Maps Convergence AT&T's Goal: Fast Access

SOFTWARE	INTRANETS/INTERNET	IT MANAGEMENT
Data Extractor Customized E-Business OLAP Goes Online	Logos For Less Sunwear Sales Surge A Good App Server Alternative	Modeling Aid MicroAge's New Service
HARDWARE	NETWORKING	CAREER
Legacy Revealed Fujitsu's Practical Pen	Lower-Cost VPNs Quick Fixes For Viruses	CIO Makes Ideas Work
LABS	FINANCIAL	EMERGING ENTERPRISES
Teamware Comes Of Age Data: The Human Factor	Oracle Revenue Growth Less Than Expected Microsoft Acquires Visio Taking Stock: Vitria Shines In E-Business	Online Buying Help Easy-To-Use Network Scanner
OPINION	BEHIND THE NEWS	AUTHORITIES
Editor's Note: Customer Centricity: Data Quality Push Logistics: Fulfillment: The First Challenge A Closer Look: Quality Matters In Software, Too Benchmarks: Keep The Customer First	Behind The Numbers: 1999: The Year Of The Customer IT Confidential Behind The News	Matter Of Fact: Whatever Gets You Through the Night APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Beyond 4GL Partnerships Boost Modeling Development DeveloperWorks Web Site Signals Sea Change At IBM
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